limbe, n.m., limb, border, halo.

limbes, n.m.pl., (theol.) limbo, limbus.

lime, n.f., file; (bot.) sweet lemon. Les dents d’une —; the teeth of a file. — douce; smooth file. — sourde; dead file.

lime-bois, n.m., wood-fretter.

limer, v.a., to file, to smooth, to finish off.

limeur, n.m., filer.

limier, n.m., bloodhound, police-spy, detective.

liminaire, adj., prefatory.

limitati-f, -ve, adj., limiting.

limitation, n.f., limitation.